O Question

If AF is late (besides the possibility of being knocked up), does that mean that you O'd later than you thought?

Or could you O and AF could just take weeks and weeks to show up due to whatever is going on with your body?

TIA!

Re: O Question

you dont necessarily even have to O to get AF... AF is the shedding of your uterine lining...

some girls dont O every month... but still get AF... they arent necessarily mutually exclusive kwim?

Message edited 10/22/2010 12:18:18 PM.

Re: O Question

its hard to tell. its possible you O'd late, if at all, or its possible AF is just late due to other factors like stress, illness, travel, etc.

Re: O Question

Thanks ladies!

I actually just found this on http://www.americanpregnancy.org/gettingpregnant/understandingovulation.html
and thought it was interesting.


The first part of the ovulation cycle is called the follicular phase. This phase starts the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) and continues until ovulation. This first half of the cycle can differ greatly for each woman lasting anywhere from 7 days until 40 days. The second half of the cycle is called the luteal phase and is from the day of ovulation until the next period begins. The luteal phase has a more precise timeline and usually is only 12-16 days from the day of ovulation. This ultimately means that the day of ovulation will determine how long your cycle is. This also means that outside factors like stress, illness, and disruption of normal routine can throw off your ovulation which then results in changing the time your period will come. So the old thought that stress can affect your period is only partly true. Stress can affect your ovulation which ultimately determines when your period will come, but stress around the time of an expected period will not make it late—it was already determined when it would come 12-16 days earlier!

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interesting, thanks for the info!